Started from 4th place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Throwback Chevrolet won the Goodyear 400, his 7th win in 193 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in ten races at Darlington Raceway. This marks the 100th win for the No. 24 car. 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick SunnyD Ford, started from 20th place posted his 19th Top 10 finish in 31 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott LLumar Throwback Chevrolet, started from 21st place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol GTX Ford, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Pepper Toyota, started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 8 Kyle Busch Lucas Oil Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 8th Place Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 9th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, started from 11th place. Lastly in Top 10 was Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, in 10th place, started from 27th place. Ty Gibbs (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ross Chastain leads the point standings by 27 points over Christopher Bell.
The race had 8 Cautions for 47 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 39 for Fluid on track. 2nd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 186 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 195 for Nos. 2, 38, 42, 99, 43, 51, 34, 3, 54 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 211 for No. 47 Spin Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 277 for No. 51 Spin Turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 282 for No. 19, 45, 22, 4, 9, 6, 10, 12 Crash in Turn 1. There was quite a bit of rubbing between Ross Chastain & Kyle Larson which caused the 8th Caution on lap 289 for Nos. 1, 5 Crash in 1.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; M. Truex Jr. 0; B. Wallace 1; M. Truex Jr. 2-138; R. Blaney 139-141; B. Wallace 142; M. Truex Jr. 143-150; R. Chastain 151-189; K. Larson 190-202; R. Chastain 203-247; K. Harvick 248-251; R. Blaney 252; B. Wallace 253; D. Hamlin 254-262; K. Larson 263-276; R. Chastain 277; K. Larson 278-279; R. Chastain 280-287; W. Byron 288-292; K. Harvick 293; W. Byron 294-295.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 24, 23, 1, 8, 6, 47, 4, 45, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 8, 5, 24, 6, 20, 4, 12, 47, 19
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 5/14/2023 @ 06:42 PM Eastern
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 13
Race Results for the Goodyear 400 – Sunday, May 14, 2023
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 295 Laps – 402.97 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Throwback Chevrolet 295 Running 2. 20. Car 4 Kevin Harvick SunnyD Ford 295 Running 3. 21. Car 9 Chase Elliott LLumar Throwback Chevrolet 295 Running 4. 10. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol GTX Ford 295 Running 5. 2. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Pepper Toyota 295 Running 6. 14. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 295 Running 7. 12. Car 8 Kyle Busch Lucas Oil Chevrolet 295 Running 8. 22. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 295 Running 9. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 295 Running 10. 27. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 295 Running 11. 24. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Serial1.com E-Bikes Ford 295 Running 12. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Federal Express Toyota 295 Running 13. 3. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Country Crock Chevrolet 295 Running 14. 16. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 295 Running 15. 32. Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 295 Running 16. 13. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Shriners Children’s Toyota 295 Running 17. 31. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 295 Running 18. 15. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 295 Running 19. 25. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 295 Running 20. 7. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Throwback Chevrolet 295 Running 21. 17. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 295 Running 22. 9. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Forward Together Toyota 295 Running 23. 30. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors Chevrolet 294 Running 24. 34. Car 7 Corey LaJoie NationsGuard Chevrolet 293 Running 25. 28. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 293 Running 26. 29. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet 293 Running 27. 33. Car 77 Ty Dillon Honest Charley Speed Shop Chevrolet 293 Running 28. 26. Car 51 Ryan Newman Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 291 Running 29. 5. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express/UPS Chevrolet 287 Accident 30. 23. Car 48 Josh Berry(i) Ally Throwback Chevrolet 286 Running 31. 1. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 280 Accident 32. 35. Car 78 BJ McLeod The Daily Down Force Chevrolet 226 Steering 33. 19. Car 34 Michael McDowell StageFront.VIP Ford 200 Accident 34. 6. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Quaker State Chevrolet 199 Accident 35. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 196 Accident 36. 36. Car 15 Brennan Poole(i) Macc Door Systems Ford 39 Transmission
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 7, 15 (Unapproved adjustments) Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 23 Mins, 23 Secs. Average Speed: 118.88 MPH. Margin of Victory: .781 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 47 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 21, 2023 – North Wilkesboro Speedway
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